Hours: 8AM-5PM CST
P: 409-766-2424/2690
F: 409-766-2292
Credit cards accepted.
Jurisdiction: Felony, Civil
Restricted Records: No juvenile, mental, sealed, or adoption records released
Hours: 8AM-5PM CST
P: 409-766-2200
F: 409-765-3160
Major credit cards accepted.
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Civil, Probate
Restricted Records: No juvenile, mental, sealed, or adoption records released
Contact the Galveston County Recorder Office if you would like to find vital records, such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate records.
Galveston County Court Recorder
600 59th St, #2001, 2nd Fl
Galveston, TX 77551
8AM-5PM CST
Phone: 409-766-2200
Fax: 409-765-3160
Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee, Deed, Lien, Judgment, UCC, Vital Statistic
If you would like to obtain a hard copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, or other vital record, you can do so by searching for and requesting a vital certificate. Vital certificates are official hard copy documents, the same as those used by the United States government.
Get a vital certificate.
Total Land Area (2000): 398.47 sq mi
Population (2009): 286,814
- Females: 50.9%
- White: 80.8%
- Black/African American: 14.3%
- Asian: 2.9%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino Origin: 21.8%
- White, Not Hispanic: 59.9%
Population Change (2000-2009): 36,656
Foreign-Born Population (2000): 8.3%
Language other than English spoken at home (2000): 17.2%
Persons Below Poverty Level (2008): 11.9%
High School Graduates (2000): 80.9%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2000): 22.7%
Persons per Household (2000): 2.60
Housing Units (2000): 111,733
Homeownership Rate (2000): 66.2%
Migration Flow to Galveston County, TX from (2007-2008):
Total Earnings by Industry, in thou. dol. (2007):
- Total: $5,838,721
- Construction: $596,187
- Retail Trade: $355,470
- Professional and Technical Services: $304,703
- Healthcare: $377,857
- Banking: $302,739
- Retail Trade: $355,470
- Accommodations and Food Services: $233,259
- Manufacturing: $989,544
- Farms: $311
- Government: $1,659,909
Employed (2000): 114,221
Unemployed (2000): 8,240
Unemployment Rate (2009): 8.2%
Annual Payroll per Employee (2007): $38,553
Local Government Employment (2007): 13,659
Local Government Revenue (2007): $917,054 (thou. dol.)
Local Government Debt (2007): $1,220,792 (thou. dol.)
Additional ResourcesGalveston County
TX - Galveston County - Court Records, Recording, Deeds, Real Estate, Vital Statistics, UCCs, Fictitious Names
- Index records back to 1980's for courts, 1965 for official recorder records. Still being developed, so accuracy is a concern.
TX - Galveston County - Real Estate, Grantor/Grantee
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TX - Galveston County - Real Estate, Personal Property
TX - Galveston County - Sheriff Sales
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Births (2007): 4,297
- Per 1,000 population: 15.2
Deaths (2007): 2,335
- Per 1,000 population: 8.2
Infant Deaths (2007): 29
- Per 1,000 population: 6.7
Violent Crimes (2008): 1,170
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 20
- Forcible rape: 176
- Robbery: 375
- Aggravated Assault: 599
Property Crimes (2008): 10,270
- Burglary: 2,743
- Larceny-Theft: 6,816
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 711
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